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Ben Affleck inspired J.Lo’s first album in a decade. She’s using it to poke fun at her romantic past

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Throughout her career, Jennifer Lopez has been hailed as an epochal, prolific and hard-working artist. One adjective not often associated with the pop icon-turned-actor and movie producer, however, is self-deprecating. But as she readies to drop her first studio album in a decade, Lopez is performing a kind of fictionalized mea culpa about her past romantic …

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SMU plays Tulane on 4-game win streak

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. SMU Mustangs (17-7, 8-3 AAC) at Tulane Green Wave (13-10, 4-7 AAC) New Orleans; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mustangs -2.5; over/under is 158.5 BOTTOM LINE: …

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Greek lawmakers are debating a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. Here’s what it means

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Lawmakers in Greece opened a two-day debate Wednesday on a landmark bill to legalize same-sex marriage. It would be the first Orthodox Christian country to do so. The Valentine’s Day session in parliament follows vocal opposition and protests from the church but also a shift in public opinion which is narrowly supportive of the change. Lawmaker …

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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 2/14/2024

Stocks recovered much of their sharp losses from a day before, triggered by worries that interest rates will stay high for months longer than hoped. The S&P 500 rose 1% Wednesday, good for more than two-thirds of its loss from Tuesday following a hotter-than-expected report on inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.3%. …

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Festival de cine de Berlín incluirá espacio para abordar guerra en Gaza

BERLÍN (AP) — La 74ª edición del Festival Internacional de Cine de Berlín se inaugurará el jueves con el estreno mundial de “Small Things Like These”, protagonizada por el hombre del momento Cillian Murphy. Murphy, uno de los favoritos en los Oscar del próximo mes por su papel en “Oppenheimer”, interpreta en este filme a un comerciante de carbón en …

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Wenzel and Wyoming host Utah State

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Utah State Aggies (20-4, 8-3 MWC) at Wyoming Cowboys (12-11, 5-5 MWC) Laramie, Wyoming; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aggies -7; over/under is 152 BOTTOM LINE: …

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Remaining Free Agents

NEW YORK (AP) — The 86 remaining free agents (q-rejected qualifying offer): AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (1) — Shintaro Fujinami, rhp. BOSTON (4) — Adam Duvall, of; Corey Kluber, rhp; Adalberto Mondesi, ss; Joely Rodríguez, lhp. CHICAGO (6) — Tim Anderson, ss; Elvis Andrus, 2b; Mike Clevinger, rhp; Yasmani Grandal, c; Liam Hendriks, rhp; Bryan Shaw, rhp. CLEVELAND (1) — Kole …

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Lewis Hamilton says it feels ‘surreal’ to enter his last season at Mercedes with car launch

SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton said Wednesday it feels “surreal” to be entering his last season with Mercedes before joining Ferrari for 2025. Speaking as Mercedes unveiled its 2024 car at Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix, Hamilton said it has been a privilege to work with the team. Hamilton has driven for Mercedes …

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